[Lee Yoder]

Hey all, this may sound like a dumb question, but I'm human, so here goes. I need to do cleaning/detailing in the wheelwells and want to put the car on jack stands to have all four wheels off at the same time, what is the proper placement for the jackstands?

Thanks,
Lee

[stlwagon]

It's not a great idea to place the entire car up on jackstands. I'd do the backs and then the fronts.

[05horse]

yea its trickey to get up and down

just do one tire at a time with a jack so u dotn got to raise and lower

[stlwagon]

Not only is it tricky, it's dangerous. Jackstands are not designed to take the entire weight of a vehicle. One end (or one side) at a time is the best way to do it.

[wnewport]

I did it when I did my exhaust- with 4 really heavy duty stands. I was scared the whole time.

[Lee Yoder]

Safety issues taken! Thanks for the feedback guys!

Later,
Lee

[amustangrocks]

i agree with scary. i put mine on stands for the exaust too and had to get it pretty high to get the tail pipe with the damper bracket out from under the car. its hard to keep it from rocking going up, and letting it down. i had to leave mine up for 2 days too in a 8 ft door opening, i was glad when i was done.

[stlwagon]

Originally Posted by wnewport

I did it when I did my exhaust- with 4 really heavy duty stands. I was scared the whole time.

I've put the front on ramps and the rear on two sets of stands before.